Example sentences of "if a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would look normal to you , ’ said Sam , ‘ if a herd of wild animals had run through it . |
| 2 | Now you can see that if a scientist of this kind tries to study man he is in difficulty . |
| 3 | Indeed if a question of law falls within the area of the dispute referred to the expert , it seems that the court has no jurisdiction to consider that question of law , in the absence of specific ad hoc agreement by the parties ( Norwich Union Life Insurance Society v P & O Property Holdings [ 1993 ] 13 EG 108 , CA ) . |
| 4 | It gives the water a greater sense of depth , and if a bit of liner does become exposed it does n't look so conspicuous . |
| 5 | I feel as if a bit of me had been chopped off . |
| 6 | [ If a range of prices is offered this range should not be greater than [ £500,000 ] ; |
| 7 | If a percentage of those claims turn out to be valid , the process must be utterly fair . |
| 8 | A very fine example is provided by the natural arch in limestone on the river Ardèche in the Cevennes to the west of the Lower Rhône valley ( Plate 36 ) : this approximates to what one would expect if a meander of the type shown in Fig. 9. 12A had been cut through at the neck . |
| 9 | If a certificate of summary administration is in force , the official receiver need only investigate the bankrupt 's conduct and affairs if he thinks fit ( s 289(5) ) The official receiver must , at least once , send a report of the state of the bankrupt 's affairs to all creditors and file a copy at court ( r 6.73 ) although the court can release him from this obligation having regard to the funds available and the interests of creditors generally ( r 6.77 ) . |
| 10 | A proposed museum of modern art may move into an empty wing of the building if a consortium of local bankers are able to raise the necessary finance . |
| 11 | If a manufacturer of a product says ‘ It can do this and that ’ then my expectation is that it will do exactly what the manufacturer says it can do . |
| 12 | Flat rate farmers will not be required to keep detailed records , but Customs would expect paperwork to be available if a check of transactions became necessary . |
| 13 | Under the old system , it was possible , if a shortage of any one part occurred , to complete a large number of bodies up to the point at which this particular part was required , and even if the whole of the body shop floor eventually became taken up by partially built bodies , it was still possible to keep the body makers employed in splicing bottom sides and cantrails and fitting the pillars in position alongside the partially erected bodies . |
| 14 | However if a panel of fine mesh ( called a Medina panel after the skipper who invented it ) is incorporated into the back of the net , this can help save many dolphins . |
| 15 | If a test of causative potency is used then logically every case should end with a 50/50 apportionment , as each of the plaintiff 's and defendant 's conduct is a cause . |
| 16 | A momentum will be found only if a state of tension is created for the participants to provide a dynamic to the action . |
| 17 | There are two lighthouses on Fair Isle , and if a night of muggy sea-mist coincided with a passage of thrushes , thousands of birds might be attracted and confused by the lights . |
| 18 | If a mish-mash of tartans with ostentatious golden embroideries of coronation coaches and ‘ E ’ monograms are your bag , take heart . |
| 19 | Two lexical items X and Y are incompatibles if a sentence of the form A is f(X) can be found which entails a parallel sentence of the form A is not f(Y) : |
| 20 | Criminal Justice Act 1982 , s. 1B(5) provides that if a sentence of detention in a young offender institution is passed on a juvenile which results in a total term of detention exceeding 12 months ' , any excess over 12 months ' is remitted and the sentence takes effect as a term of 12 months ' detention in a young offender institution . |
| 21 | If a sentence of imprisonment is passed the process is intensified . |
| 22 | If a scale of maturity of the follower is placed beneath the task behaviour scale the appropriate style is indicated by the intercept of the score on the maturity scale with the bell-shaped curve on the matrix . |
| 23 | Yet , if a lack of time-cues or a difficulty in perceiving them were important in some cases , then a possibility that has not yet been tested is one of attempting to promote the presence of 24-hour rhythms in a patient by increasing external time-cues or by administering sedation and intravenous feeding on a daily schedule . |
| 24 | I first realised that herbs could reproduce this effect — ; and later wondered if a lack of them could be responsible for some of the diseases that seem particular to fish of this area . |
| 25 | Charitable donations , however , did nothing to enhance a political interest , even if a lack of charity could seriously harm it , for a substantial contribution from a major political figure was no more than was expected by the gentlemen of a county or the magistrates of a burgh . |
| 26 | If a bill of lading was issued either by a carrier or by its employee or agent whose authority included receiving goods and issuing bills of lading , the carrier was liable for damages : a ) to the owner of the goods covered by a straight bill of lading ; or b ) to the holder of an order bill who gave value in good faith , and who relied upon the description of the goods or upon their shipment on the date shown . |
| 27 | As stated in the prototypical CKR , Sea Waybill Rule 4 provides that the sea waybill will be subject to the application of any international convention or national law if such a source of law is compulsorily applicable or would have been if a bill of lading ‘ or similar document of title ’ had been issued . |
| 28 | 1 If a Bill of Rights is to limit the exercise of political power through the state then it really has to be " entrenched " beyond the repeal of future parliaments . |
| 29 | 2 If a Bill of Rights is somehow entrenched as a higher law , then all ordinary legislation will need to be checked against that law . |
| 30 | He must have been about seventeen and was so-pale and thin he looked as if a gust of wind might blow him away . |